Deryn Bowser (born April 3, 1987) is a former

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player.

Early life

Born the son of M. Dean and Deborah D. Bowser, Deryn attended

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College career

Los Angeles Harbor College

After high school, Bowser attended

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, where he was a standout member of the football team. Bowser was twice named First Team All-

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and set school records for career receptions (109) and receiving touchdowns (19). Bowser signed with

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on January 29, 2008. Bowser chose Akron over scholarship offers from

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and Stony Brook.

Akron

Bowser started 16 games in his career for the Zips. Bowser was named 3rd Team All-

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in 2008. Bowser was having a productive 2009 season when he was injured during the Zips week 6 game against

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Statistics

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Professional career

Pre-draft

Prior to the

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, Bowser was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 164th-best wide receiver in the draft. He was not invited to the

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, he posted the following numbers during his Akron pro-day workouts:

Arizona Cardinals

After failing to hear his named called in the

, Bowser signed as an

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with the

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. He was waived on August 3, 2010.

Iowa Barnstormers

In 2012, Bowser was assigned to the

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of the

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. Bowser suffered a knee injury during 2012 training camp, and missed the entire 2012 season. Bowser was assigned to the Barnstormers on November 2, 2012 for the 2013 season.

References

External links

Akron Zips Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowser, Deryn 1987 births Living people American football wide receivers Akron Zips football players Iowa Barnstormers players Los Angeles Harbor Seahawks football players